OECT 09, 31 (P342368)
Legal, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 09, 31 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342368 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0745 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By McEwan, Gilbert J. P. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [3:10] o 44–o 1010 | [...] those [days], the brewer's prebend [...] all of [the gods of] their temples, monthly throughout the year, [guqqû-offerings and eššeššu-offerings, and] everything that [pertains] to that prebend, [which is with Kidin]-Anu, purchaser of that prebend, son of Anu-ahhe-[iddin, and co-owner of] all [of his shares], for 28 šekels of silver, high quality staters [of Antioch]us, as the complete price, to Kidin-Anu, [son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, son of] Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity, he sold. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [That silver, 2]8 šekels, the price of that prebend, Anu-ah-ušabši [received] from Kidin-[Anu; he is paid.] |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1212–o 1414 | Should a claim concerning that prebend arise, [Idat-Anu, [whose] other [name] is Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Arad-Ninurta, will clear it of claims [and will pay 12-fold] to Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-iddin, in [perpetuity]. |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515–o 1616 | [Anu-ah-ušabši], son of Anu-balassu-iqbi, and Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Arad-Ninurta, mutually bear responsibility for the clearing of that prebend [in perpetuity]. |
| Obverse [16:20] o 1717–o 2020 | Those 1/15 of a day and 1/360 [of a day in 1 day, in the 20th day], the 21st [day], the 22nd day, 1/90 of a day [in 1 day, in the 27th day, the 28th day, the 29th day, the 30th day] belong to Kidin-Anu, son of Anu-ahhe-[iddin, son of Nanaya-iddin, descendant of Hunzu, in perpetuity.] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 11–r 11 | [Witnesses:] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Anu-ab]-uṣur, son of Šamaš-iddin, descendant of Hunzu |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [Kidin]-Anu, son of Anu-ah-ušabši, descendant of Ekur-zakir |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Sumuttu]-Anu, son of Nanaya-iddin, son of Nadin, descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [...], son of Kittu-Anu, descendant of Kuri |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...], son of Mannu-ki-Dilbat, interpreter scribe |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...]-nu, son of Nidintu-Ištar, interpreter scribe |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...], son of Arad-Ninurta, interpreter scribe |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...]-iddin, son of Kidin-Anu, interpreter scribe |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...], son of Illut-Anu, interpreter scribe |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [..., son of] Anu-ah-iddin, overseer of the temple oblates |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [... Ṭabat]-Nanaya, his mother, daughter of Arad-Ninurta |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | [Lišir, scribe, son of Dumqi]-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Uruk. Simanu. [24th day. 93rd year. Anti]ochus (was) king. |
| Top Column i [0:3] t.e. i 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column ii [0:3] t.e. ii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Top Column iii [0:3] t.e. iii 11– | Ring of [...] |
| Bottom Column i [0:3] b.e. i 11– | [Ring of] Kidin-Anu |
| Bottom Column ii [0:3] b.e. ii 11– | [Ring of] Sumuttu-Anu |
| Right Column i [0:3] r.e. i 11– | Ring of Ṭabat-Nanaya, [...] |
| Right Column ii [0:3] r.e. ii 11– | Ring of Anu-ah-ušabši, [...] |
| Right Column iii [0:3] r.e. iii 1r.e. iii 1– | Ring of [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | [... MU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA-šu₂ {<lu₂>}⸢LUNGA₃⸣{[u₂-tu₂} ...] | |
| 5 | [...] ⸢E₂⸣-šu₂-nu gab-bi ša₂ ITI{⸢us⸣-[su} kal MU.AN.NA gu-uq-qa-ne₂-e] | |
| 6 | [U₄.EŠ₃.EŠ₃ u mim]-ma gab-bi ša₂ a-na GIŠ.ŠUB.⸢BA⸣ MU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [ik-kaš-ši-du ša₂ KI] | |
| 7 | {[m}ki-din]-{⸢d}60 ma-hi⸣-ra-nu GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-⸢MEŠ⸣-[MU u] | |
| 8 | {[lu₂}EN HA.LA-MEŠ-šu₂] ⸢gab-bi⸣ a-na 1/3 MA.NA 8 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ⸢is⸣-ta-tir-ra-[nu ša₂] | |
| 9 | {[m}an-ti-ʾi-i-ku]-⸢su⸣ bab-ba-nu-u₂-tu₂ a-na ŠAM₂ TIL-MEŠ a-na {m}ki-din—{d}60 [DUMU ša₂] | |
| 10 | {[m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU DUMU ša₂ {m}{d]}na-na-a—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ it-⸢ta⸣-[din] | |
| 11 | [KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 1/3 MA].⸢NA 8 GIN₂ ⸢ŠAM₂⸣ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—GAL₂{ši} <ina> ŠU-MIN {m}ki-[din—{d}60 | |
| 12 | [ma-hir e-ṭir₃] ⸢u₄⸣-mu pa-qa-ri ana muh-hi GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ it-tab-šu-u₂ | |
| 13 | {[m}i-dat—{d}60 ša₂ MU]-šu₂ ša₂-nu-u₂ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E DUMU ša₂ {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ u₂-mar-raq-[ma] | |
| 14 | [a-di 12-TA].⸢AM₃⸣ a-na {m}ki-din—{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—MU a-na u₄-mu [ṣa-a-tu₂] | |
| 15 | [ina-an-din pu]-⸢ut⸣ a-ha-miš a-na mu-ru-qu GIŠ.ŠUB.BA MU-MEŠ | |
| 16 | {[m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—GAL₂{ši]} DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E u₃ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E DUMU ša₂ {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ | |
| 17 | [a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ na]-šu-u₂ 15{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ u₄-mu u₃ ši-iš-šu₂ ina 60{[ʾu-u₂]} | |
| 18 | [ša₂ u₄-mu ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 20-KAM₂ U₄] 21-KAM₂ U₄ 22-KAM₂ šal-šu₂ ina 30{ʾu-u₂} ša₂ u₄-[mu] | |
| 19 | [ina 1{en} u₄-mu ina U₄ 27-KAM₂ U₄ 28-KAM₂ U₄ 29-KAM₂ U₄ 30-⸢KAM₂⸣ ša₂ {m}⸢ki-din-{d}60 DUMU ša₂ {⸢m}{d}60-ŠEŠ⸣-[MEŠ-MU] | |
| 20 | [DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ šu₂-nu] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {[lu₂}mu-kin₇] | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}60—AD]-⸢URI₃⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}UTU—MU A {m}hun-zu-u₂ | |
| 3 | {[m}ki-din-{d]}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—GAL₂{ši} A {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir | |
| 4 | {[m}su-mut-tu₄-{d]}60 DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}na-na-a—MU DUMU ša₂ {m}na-din A {m}kur-i | |
| 5 | [...]-⸢x⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-tu—{d}60 A {m}kur-i | |
| 6 | [...]-⸢x⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}man-nu-<ki>-i-{d}DIL-BAT {lu₂}se-pir | |
| 7 | [...]-nu DUMU ša₂ {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}INANA {lu₂}se-pir | |
| 8 | [...]-⸢x⸣ DUMU ša₂ {m}ARAD-{d}MAŠ {lu₂}se-pir | |
| 9 | {[m}x-x]-MU DUMU ša₂ {m}ki-din-{⸢d}60 {lu₂}⸢se⸣-pir | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢DUMU⸣ ša₂ {m}il-lut—{d}60 {lu₂}⸢se⸣-pir | |
| 11 | [... DUMU ša₂] {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—MU {lu₂}⸢GAL RIG₇⸣-MEŠ | |
| 12 | [... {f}DU₁₀.GA{at]}{d}na-na-a AMA-šu₂ ⸢DUMU.MUNUS ša₂ {m⸣}ARAD-{d}MAŠ | |
| 13 | {[m}{li}GIŠ {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}dum-qi₂]-{⸢d}60 A⸣ {m}{d}30—TI—⸢ER₂ UNUG{ki} {iti⸣}SIG₄ | |
| 14 | [U₄ 24-KAM₂ MU 93-KAM₂ {m}an-ti]-⸢ʾi⸣-i-ku-⸢su⸣ LUGAL | |
| t.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un]-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| t.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| t.e. iii | ||
| 1 | un-qa | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| b.e. i | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {⸢m}ki⸣-din-{⸢d}60 | |
| b.e. ii | ||
| 1 | [un-qa] | |
| 2 | {m}su-mut-tu₄—{d}60 | |
| r.e. i | ||
| 1 | un-qa {f}DU₁₀.GA{at}{d}na-na-a | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| r.e. ii | ||
| 1 | un-qa {m}{d}60—ŠEŠ—GAL₂{ši} | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| r.e. iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢un⸣-[qa] [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
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